United States Average Hourly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in October, 2007 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in October 2007, District of Columbia had the highest average hourly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($33.26) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Connecticut ($26.81), and Massachusetts ($26.3).

The chart and table below shows the average hourly earnings for employees in the total private industry for different states in October 2007.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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State	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	33.26
Connecticut	26.81
Massachusetts	26.3
New York	25.09
Alaska	25.01
New Jersey	24.73
California	24.45
Washington	24.42
Maryland	24.18
Colorado	23.22
Minnesota	22.9
Illinois	22.5
Virginia	22.37
New Hampshire	22.09
Rhode Island	22.05
Delaware	21.79
Michigan	21.43
Texas	20.84
Georgia	20.74
Hawaii	20.68
Florida	20.64
Vermont	20.63
Wisconsin	20.59
Oregon	20.55
Wyoming	20.32
Ohio	20.29
Utah	20.27
Pennsylvania	20.12
Indiana	19.86
Nevada	19.84
Missouri	19.75
Nebraska	19.75
Kansas	19.63
Arizona	19.61
Alabama	19.25
North Carolina	19.21
Louisiana	19.14
Tennessee	18.86
Maine	18.64
New Mexico	18.61
South Carolina	18.59
North Dakota	18.34
Iowa	18.1
Montana	17.83
Kentucky	17.82
Oklahoma	17.3
Idaho	17.22
West Virginia	17.15
Arkansas	16.68
Mississippi	16.38
South Dakota	16.12